A bankruptcy court judge today ordered the reopening of the auction for Filene’s Basement.

The auction will resume Friday with a new, higher all-cash offer of approximately $62.5 million from off-price retailer Syms Corp. and developer Vornado Realty Trust as the opening bid.

The ruling, which came at a status hearing today in Delaware, follows complaints from Syms and another bidder, New York real estate firm Crown Acquisitions, that last Friday’s original auction of the Burlington chain failed to adhere to court-ordered bidding procedures.

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